Richard Arnold

Richard is Chickamauga from the Missouri Arkansas Community.

He received his BGS in Political Science with a concentration in Psychology at the University of Kansas.
Publications

Kelly Harper Berkson

Kelly Harper Berkson's focus is language endangerment and the development of language revitalization programs. She is pursuing degrees in GINSP and Linguistics.

Dana Carter

Dana is originally from Oklahoma and is both Chickasaw and Chocktow. He received his undergraduate degree from Haskell University and is currently working on a book about the myth and reality of Little People. +-

Mandy Cisneros

(Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas) 2nd year graduate student in the Tribal Governance and Policy concentration. Graduated from The University of New Mexico in May 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Native American Studies. After completing the GINSP program, she hopes to eventually continue to law school and would like to start her career on Capital Hill advocating of Native American and Tribal rights.

Ethan Clappsaddle

Ethan is from the Qualla Boundary, Cherokee, North Carolina. He earned the B.S. in Social Sciences and Cherokee Studies from Western Carolina University. Ethan's research is focused on cultural and identity change among the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, and how the community promotes and preserves its identity today. Ethan is participating in the GINSP Cultural Preservation Management Concentration.

Carla Feathers

Carla is a 2nd year student in Indigenous Nations Studies.

Tamisha Grimes

Tamisha is a member of San Felipe Pueblo of New Mexico. She earned her Bachelor of Criminal Justice with a Supplementary Major in Law and Society and a minor in Spanish from New Mexico State University. Her area of concentration is in the Tribal Policy and Governance.

Stanley Holder, Jr.

I am Olgala Lakota and Wichita Kitikitish originally from Anadarko, Oklahoma. I graduated with my B.S. in Biology from the University of Kansas in the spring of 2005. I am currently studying Environmental Studies and Resource Management in Global Indigenous Nations Studies at KU. My future career goals include working with governments to ensure healthier environments for future generations to come. I plan to be involved with water studies on reservations to ensure that empiracal data is collected to help Indigenous peoples make decisions on resource management. I also plan on studying the concentrations of metals and pesticides in the resources on Indigenous lands.

Jessica James

Jessica is a 2nd year student in the Cultural Preservation Management Concentration.

Helen M. Krische

Helen is pursuing the Cultural Preservation Management Concentration. The focus of her research and thesis is: "Native American Cradleboards: More Than Just a Baby Carrier." Other interestes include Native American women and economic development, and contemporary Native American art. The M.A. in GINSP will be Helen's second Master's Degree. The first was earned at K.U. in Anthropology.

Mary Lettau

Mary grew up in Cookeville, Tennessee. She earned the B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Mary's research focuses on Native American women, how their roles have changed, and the way these changes affect tribal identity. Mary's long term goal is to earn a Ph.D. in Native American Studies and continue her research in gender roles while teaching at a university.

Jason Brightstar Lewis

Jason is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and his family follows a trail of removal and relocation to the Los Angeles area. His research interests are in metropolitan-urban issues related to Indigenous Peoples and nation-building from an urban perspective. He plans to spend his life in Los Angeles contributing to equitable education opportunities for Indigenous Peoples, People of Color, and all that are underrepresented and underserved in mainstream education.

Brandi Liberty

Brandi is a second year student in Indigenous Nations Studies. She is a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. Brandi earned a B.A. in History with an emphasis in Native American and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Carlene McGinnis

Carlene graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University in 2004 with a BS in Business Administration and a concentration in Tribal Management. She is a member Tlingit Sitka Tribes of Alaska. Research interest include traditional health care, sovereignty, and heritage preservation, the performance arts, and contemporary photography.

Heidi Mehl

Heidi is a 2nd year student in Indigenous Nations Studies and was a student editor for the Indigenous Nations Journal.

Brad Montgomery-Anderson

Brad is a Ph.D candidate in Linguistics as well as a student in the General Studies track in Indigenous Nations Studies. His interests are in Native American languages as well as language policy toward indigenous languages in the U.S. Brad is currently working on a dictionary of Chontal Mayan for the Project for the Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica. Brad's hometown is Boulder, Colorado.

Alexander Naha

Alexander is a 1st year student in the Cultural Preservation Management Concentration.

John Ortley

I am a member of the Sisseton/Wahpeton Oyate (Sioux) located in northeastern, South Dakota. Outside of family and work, my interest is in cross-cultural discussions of mental illness. Specifically, I would like to see the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) become more reliable in assessing mental illnesses found among indigenous populations. I hope to continue scrutinizing this underepresented topic within a Ph.D. program in Clinical/Social Psychology or Medical Anthropology.

Olivia Pewamo

Olivia Pewamo (Kickapoo and Prairie Band Potawatomi, Kansas) is in her third semester studying cultural preservation in the Indigenous Nations Studies Program. She is a graduate from Haskell Indian Nations University where she received a Bachelors of Arts in American Indian Studies. She is currently studying cultural preservation in the Indigenous Nations Studies Program. She would like to help elders pass on the cultural teachings to youth. She is interested in the importance of language to prevent loss of culture.

Tony Rogers

Tony is a 2nd year student in Indigenous Nations Studies.

Elyse Towey

My name is Elyse Towey and I am a memeber of the Iowa tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Menominee Nation. I am currently putting the finishing touches on my thesis, so far titled "Indigenizing the Curriculm: A Journey from Stereotypes to Success-An Evaluative Resource Tool for K-12 Educators."

Johna Van Noy

Johna is a 2nd year student in the Cultural Preservation Management Concentration.

Deidre White Man

(Meskwaki, Dakota, Ojibwe) I am currently a second year student in Indigenous Nations Studies. My areas of concentration are Tribal Policy and Governance and Cultural Preservation Management. After I graduate I plan to teach in a K-6 setting in Minnesota while working on my Ph.D. in Education, Youth and Community Development. My overall goal in life is to be a part of or create, an all Indigenous school that promotes family, motivation, encouragement, community development, self-empowerment, and self-awareness.
Deidre is the recipient of the KU 2007 Outstanding Nontraditional Woman Student Award. She has a bachelor’s degree from Haskell Indian Nations University and is a graduate of West High School in Davenport, Iowa. She was honored at a ceremony Tuesday, April 17, 2007. The award goes annually to a nontraditional woman student who has demonstrated academic achievement and has made a contribution to the campus or Lawrence community through her involvement

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Johnny Williams

Johnny is a 2nd year student in Indigenous Nations Studies.